Student retention is easy - you just have to work at it! It is a must to give each individual student time and attention by responding to their questions and needs. It is crucial to monitor each student's progress (or lack of) and then to properly reach out to those students who might be struggling. This can be accomplished by a phone call, email, chat session, person meeting, etc. However, we must also realize that this is college and that we can't force someone to do well or to try. But ,,, we must encourage them! We can "hold their hand" so to speak but we can't write for them, read for them or speak for them. But ,,, we must encourage them!